Late-War Churchill
The Visit of the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill To Caen, Normandy, 1944 Perhaps his greatest contribution to the successful outcome of the war, at this stage, was his insistence on the right timing for Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of northwest Europe. This was necessary for the defeat of Germany, and Churchill made sure it worked and was achieved with…
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